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Historical Services
Do you need:
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A memorable and meaningful historical
exhibit?
- Oral history interviews of your community's elders?
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Ideas for celebrating your group's
upcoming anniversary ?
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Expert assistance in documenting
your organization's history?
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A book that communicates the history
of your company's leaders?
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An experienced author to help you
record your stories and experiences?
Offering a broad range of historical, archival, and
records management services, I work with clients to
create a variety of products including exhibits, promotional
booklets, historical time lines, Internet sites and
books. I can help you tell your story in the format
that suits you while adhering to the highest standards
of historical practice. Other services include archival
researches, investigating census records and other
documents, and interviewing people about their knowledge
of the past (oral history).
I've become a specialist on the topic of my community,
authoring ten books of local history. In many
ways, Williamsport, Pennsylvania is a microcosm
of America. Nearly all of the important elements
of American culture and history are reflected
in this city's history, and to study its evolution
has beenexciting. Williamsport's history has been
effected by national figures such as William Penn,
George Washington, Benedict Arnold, Abraham Lincoln,
Frederick Douglass, Carrie Nation, William McKinley,
Richard Nixon, George Bush and George W. Bush.
The community has not been immune to the social
changes in America, including conflicts with Native
Americans, slavery and the Underground Railroad,
suffrage, depression, labor disputes and socialism,
the rise and fall of communism during the Cold
War, and recession.
If you have an interesting company
or family history, or would like me to help you
compile your family's, your company's, or your
town's history into a book, please contact me
for a quote. I work with business owners and managers,
historical and genealogy societies, as well as
individuals. I specialize in small projects, and
often welcome the challenge. I have experience
in developing books, eBooks, Web sites, photo
scrapbooks, video scrapbooks, multimedia projects,
brochures, pamphlets, and manuals.
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Historical
Research |
| Are you looking for proficient
assistance in locating important historical records? Maybe
you’re interested in locating photographs, newspaper
articles, documents, advertisements, books, or other memorabilia
related to your organization's past? Perhaps you would
like to find out more about your company’s founder,
its responsibility during war and depression, or your
original competitors. Using resources from the Library
of Congress and National Archives, to the local historical
society, I can investigate for you. |
| Oral
History Programs |
| An oral history program
helps others profit from the well-deserved wisdom of the
people who built your community, your business, or association.
Documents tell merely a piece of any organization's tale.
With more than 20 years experience in journalism, I have
conducted taped interviews with more than 500 individuals,
including executives, media celebrities, officials, policymakers,
industrialists, support staff and individuals. |
| Historical
Exhibits |
| Historical exhibits are
not just limited to museums – exhibits and interpretive
panels have cropped up everywhere, from parks to roadways
to grocery stores and even company headquarters. Exhibits
are a wonderful venue for educating, enlightening and
entertaining guests. Consider adding a three-dimensional
and an Internet-based exhibit that informs the world about
your organization. |
| Heritage
Projects |
| All organizations have
a history, however not all have a heritage. Conserve and
protect it, endorse and promote it, and earn revenue from
it with a project designed for your association. From
creating an archive, to conducting oral histories, to
designing a corporate history brochure, or a World Wide
Web-based historical exhibit, I can assist in documenting
the past and influence the future. |
| Corporate
Histories |
| Successful companies often
require brief corporate histories for in-house use; some
corporations desire an in-depth book for trade distribution.
Perhaps you require a specialist to chronicle and illustrate
your company's story for publication. I provide guidance
for new or existing book projects needing supplementary
or outside help. |
| Management
Memoirs |
| If your company leader
has a forceful story or captivating executive viewpoint
to contribute, then consider sharing the secret of their
success in a memoir. I am available to write, co-author,
or ghostwrite a book or article on any topic. |
| Anniversary
Planning |
| Perhaps there is an important
anniversary impending, a landmark for your organization?
Maybe your town is celebrating its centennial or its bicentennial?
These events offer the occasion to unify past, present
and future into a significant commemoration. If you would
like assistance with this event, I can offer as much –
or as little – aid as you require for designing
for events, publications, promotion and memorabilia. |
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CONTACT
Robin
Van Auken
600 E. Mountain Ave.
S. Williamsport, PA 17702
(570) 326-7872 (Office)
(570) 916-0026 (Cell)
www.RobinVanAuken.com
RobinVanAuken@gmail.com |
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2008 Robin Van Auken
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